Improvement in potato-diggers



i and antesala aan effet To all ,whom it` 'may consent,- "Be it knownthat FI, WILLIAM D; HARRELL, of Moores Hill, in the county of Dearbornand State of I Indiana, have invented` an Improved Potato-Digger;

an`dI do hereby declare thatthe following is a full and exactdescriptionof thesame, reference being had to theaceompanyiug drawingmaking part of this specificationl y l y Figure 1 being a perspectivevview, of the implement. 'A l Figure, a viewv of the eultivator-tooth.

`Like letters designate corresponding parts in both the gures.

Thejprncipal object of this invention is to combine in a simple andefficient manner the two implements ,named inthe title, viz., aoultivator and potato-digger, and togive the machine a side draft, sothatthe horselinay be drivenbetwe'en `the rows of potatoes rinstead oi'on them, as inthe ordinary way.

Another feature ofthe invention consist-s in proriding the oter teeth ofthe implement with heels, as

` `shown in the drawing`,so that 'the implement may stand uprightwhennot inluse. y p

u VLet A represent the frame of the implement, conl structed similar toa plow; p

E, a har, with teeth BB attached rigidly thereto;

Letters Patent No. 112,592, datedllvarch 14, 1.871.

WILLIAM D; IIARRELL, orMooInIsv AIIILL, INDIANA.

|MPnovEMENT 1N PoTATo-DleaERS.`

The Schedule referred to iitheae Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

O C, teeth secured thereto and removable at will.

. The outer teeth B B are providedwith heels D D, for the purpose ofholding the machine upright when not in use.

The two center teeth C C of the digger are plain.

y The arrangement shown in g. 1 represents ajpotatodigger. l

' When it is desired to use it as a: cultivator, the two center teeth GO are removed, and the, tooth 'shown in iig. 2 inserted in their place,thus forming a very eeient eultiv-a'tor.

The machine is braced in the usual manner, and is provided with acircular cutter for separating vines and roots.

Having thus described my invention,

Whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A potato-digger, provided' with teeth B B (having `heels D D) rigidlysecured to the bar E, and the in-` terchangeable and removable teethdesignated by O G, and the one' shown in iig. 2, all arranged in themanner shown, and furthe purposes specified.

' WILLIAM vD. HARRELL.

l `Witnesses:

- H. OoNNE'rr, Jr., A. M. GONNETT.

